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'''Don Arturo de Ascanio y Navas''' (1929 - 1997) of Madrid, Spain, wrote about theories and concepts important to magic such as "[[In-Transit Actions]]" and "[[The Law of Primary Motion]]".
Don Arturo de Ascanio y Navas (1929 - April 6, 1997) of Madrid, Spain, wrote about theories and concepts important to magic as technique, like "In-Transit Actions" and "The Law of Primary Motion".
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By profession, Ascanio was a lawyer and devoted his retirement to magic.
By profession, Ascanio was a lawyer and devoted his retirement to magic.


He is known for inventing the [[Ascanio Spread]] (1970) in card magic, and also for his [[Color Changing Knife]] routines.
He is known for his [[Color Changing Knife]] routines and inventing the [[Ascanio Spread]] (1970) in card magic.<ref>Cover [[Genii 1997 May]]</ref>


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== References ==
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Revision as of 21:04, 19 November 2011

Don Arturo de Ascanio y Navas (1929 - 1997) of Madrid, Spain, wrote about theories and concepts important to magic such as "In-Transit Actions" and "The Law of Primary Motion".

Arturo De Ascanio
BornArturo de Ascanio y Navaz
March 22, 1929
Spain
DiedApril 6, 1997 (age 68)
NationalitySpanish

Ascanio on Juan Tamariz TV show

By profession, Ascanio was a lawyer and devoted his retirement to magic.

He is known for his Color Changing Knife routines and inventing the Ascanio Spread (1970) in card magic.[1]

Books

Awards

  • First place Close-up Cards at 1970 FISM in Amsterdam.

References